WCCO (AM)
WCCO (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios and offices are located on Second Avenue South in Downtown Minneapolis. WCCO features a talk radio format, with frequent newscasts and sports programming. Local hosts are heard most hours of the day and evening, including Chad Hartman, Vineeta Sawkar, Paul Douglas, Jordana Green and Adam Carter, Jason DeRusha, and Henry Lake. Overnight, two syndicated shows are carried: Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb and America in the Morning with John Trout. World and national news is supplied by CBS News Radio. WCCO is the flagship radio station for the Minnesota Twins baseball team and the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team.
| Broadcast area | Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
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| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Branding | News/Talk 8•3•0 WCCO (frequency pronounced on-air as "eight-three-oh") |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Talk radio |
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| History | |
First air date | September 4, 1922 |
Former call signs | WLAG (1922–1924) |
Call sign meaning | Washburn Crosby Company (former owner of station) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9642 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
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| Repeater(s) | 102.9 KMNB-HD2 (Minneapolis) |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WCCO is a Class A clear-channel station. With 50,000 watts of power (the maximum permitted) and a nondirectional signal, WCCO reaches much of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin and Iowa by day, along with a wide area of the Central United States and Central Canada at night. The transmitter is located off Coon Rapids Boulevard at Lily Street NW in Coon Rapids. It is also heard on the second HD Radio channel of co-owned KMNB (102.9 FM).